A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815, Volume 1Longmans, Green, and Company, 1878 - Great Britain |
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... formed the most important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had held in Germany . He acquired the kingdoms of ...
... formed the most important portion of the possessions of Charles V. was reserved for a nobler history . Ferdinand succeeded to all the hereditary posses- sions which his brother Charles had held in Germany . He acquired the kingdoms of ...
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... formed out of the spoils of which she was stripped , formed a barrier between her and France ; and the emperor , driven from his German dominions , was compelled to renounce the title which his family had enjoyed for centuries . The ...
... formed out of the spoils of which she was stripped , formed a barrier between her and France ; and the emperor , driven from his German dominions , was compelled to renounce the title which his family had enjoyed for centuries . The ...
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... formed for military purposes materially promoted the prosperity of the kingdom . In the latter half of the eighteenth century , Scotland made unexpected progress . Her lowlands were gradually converted from a barren waste into the ...
... formed for military purposes materially promoted the prosperity of the kingdom . In the latter half of the eighteenth century , Scotland made unexpected progress . Her lowlands were gradually converted from a barren waste into the ...
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... formed at each successive addition to the amount of the debt . ' The vast load of debt under which the nation still groans , ' wrote the Craftsman ' in 1736 , when the debt was under 50,000,000l . , is the source of all those calamities ...
... formed at each successive addition to the amount of the debt . ' The vast load of debt under which the nation still groans , ' wrote the Craftsman ' in 1736 , when the debt was under 50,000,000l . , is the source of all those calamities ...
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... formed the most important branch of the king's revenue . The customs duties were , however , far more ancient , and hardly less profitable . Some authorities have derived the name from the antiquity of the tax - the ' custom ' or use ...
... formed the most important branch of the king's revenue . The customs duties were , however , far more ancient , and hardly less profitable . Some authorities have derived the name from the antiquity of the tax - the ' custom ' or use ...
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